North York Astros
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| Full name | North York Astros Soccer Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Astros | ||
| Founded | November 23, 1990 (as North York Atletico Argentina Soccer Club) |
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| Ground | Esther Shiner Stadium North York, Ontario |
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| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| League | Canadian Soccer League | ||
| 2014 | Regular season: 4th Playoffs: Lost in semi-finals |
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| Website | Club home page | ||
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The Astros are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1990. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, an unsanctioned soccer league. The team currently play their home games at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, Ontario, a suburb of the city of Toronto, Ontario. The team's colours are orange and black.
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History
Originally, the team was called the North York Atletico Argentina Soccer Club. In 1993 the team moved to Scarborough and the name changed to the Scarborough Astros Soccer Club.
In 1998 the franchise returned to the city of North York as the North York Astros Soccer Club and as a founding member of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.
In 2002, the Astros were finalists of the Rogers Cup, losing 2–0 to the Ottawa Wizards. In May 2013 the club merged with Toronto Vasas organization to form Astros Vasas FC.[1]
Awards
- 1991 Peniche Pre-season Champions -
- 1991 NSL Ontario Cup Champions -
- 1991 Canada Cup Champions -
- 1992 NSL Ontario Cup Runners Up -
- 1992 NSL Super Shield Runners Up -
- 1995 CNSL Ontario Cup Runners Up -
- 2002 CPSL Rogers Cup Runners Up
Kit
The colours in the kit have changed over the years. Yellow and Navy Blue where prominent and in 2010 the Club added Orange and Black to commemorate its 20th year anniversary.
Former players
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season (Position, W-L-D, Pts) | Playoffs |
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| 1991 | First (as North York Atletico Argentina) | NSL | 3rd, 24 Pts | ONTARIO & CANADA CUP CHAMPIONS |
| 1992 | First (as North York Atletico Argentina) | NSL | ONTARIO CUP FINALIST & NSL SUPER SHIELD FINALIST | |
| 1993 | First (as Scarborough Astros) | CNSL | ||
| 1994 | First (as Scarborough Astros) | CNSL | ||
| 1995 | First (as Scarborough Astros) | CNSL | ONTARIO CUP FINALIST | |
| 1996[2] | First (as Scarborough Astros) | CNSL | 7th, 0–10–2, 2 Pts | Did not qualify |
| 1997[3] | First (as North York Tallons) | CNSL | ||
| 1998[4] | First (as North York Astros) | CPSL | 4th, 6–7–1, 19 Pts | Semi-Finals |
| 1999[5] | First | CPSL | 8th, 2–11–1, 7 Pts | Did not qualify |
| 2000[6] | First | CPSL | 6th, 3–9–2, 11 Pts | Did not qualify |
| 2001[7] | First | CPSL | 9th, 7–3–12, 24 Pts | Did not qualify |
| 2002[8] | Western | CPSL | 5th, 4–6–9, 18 Pts | ROGERS CUP FINALIST |
| 2003[9] | Western | CPSL | 5th, 4–5–9, 17 Pts | Did not qualify |
| 2004[10] | Eastern | CPSL | 4th, 3–13–4, 13 Pts | Did not qualify |
| 2005[11] | Eastern | CPSL | 5th, 8–10–4, 28 Pts | Wild Card Round |
| 2006[12] | National | CSL | 6th, 3–11–8, 17 Pts | Did not qualify |
| 2007[13] | National | CSL | 3rd, 5–12–5, 20 Pts | First Round Play-offs |
| 2008[14] | National | CSL | 2nd 10–3–9, 33 Pts | First Round Play-offs |
| 2009 | National | CSL | 5th | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | First | CSL | 11th | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | First | CSL | 14th | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | First | CSL | 16th | Did not qualify |
Head coaches
Elio Garro (1991–92)
Jorge Armua (1993–98)- Rafael Carbajal (1999–00)
Tony Laferrara (January 2001 – July 2001)
Sam Medeiros (August 2001 – October 2001)
Pavel Zaslavski (2002 Co-Coach)
Dejan Gluščević (2002 Co-Coach)- Pavel Zaslavski (2003)
Vittorio Villacis (2004)- Dejan Gluščević (2005)
- Pavel Zaslavski (2006)
- Rafael Carbajal (2007–08)
Uğur Çimən (February 2009 – June 2009)
Vladimir Klinovsky (July 2009 – October 2009)- Michael Ridout (February 2010 – July 2010)
- Gerardo Lezcano (Aug 2010–present)
References
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